Health worker roles in providing safe abortion care and post-abortion contraception
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Planned and regulated task shifting and task sharing can have a range of benefits. It can ensure a rational optimization of the available health workforce, address health system shortages of specialized health-care professionals, improve equity in access to health care and increase the acceptability of health services for those receiving them. This guideline provides a range of options for expanding of health worker roles in the provision of safe abortion care, the management of complications of abortion (also known as post-abortion care in some settings and provided as part of emergency obstetric care) and for post-abortion contraception provision.
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First Prize BMA Medical Award for Clinical practice handbook for safe abortion
SEPTEMBER 2015 - The BMA Medical Book Awards take place annually to recognise outstanding contributions to medical literature. Prizes are awarded in 21 categories. This year’s Book Awards were held on 3 September and WHO was awarded first prize for its "Clinical Practice Handbook for Safe Abortion" in the category for obstetrics and gynecology.